The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1905, or the Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers. Once enacted into law, the measure would provide the country’s barangay health workers with standardized benefits, protection, and greater recognition for their service.
Senator Loren Legarda, author and co-sponsor of the measure, has filed and supported legislation advancing the welfare of barangay health workers since the 14th Congress. Earlier versions of the proposal repeatedly stalled despite the indispensable role of BHWs […]
As the nation observes the National Disaster Resilience Month, Senator Loren Legarda urged Filipinos to see disaster resilience as a fight to protect families at home, farmers in the fields, and fisherfolk at sea—those who carry the weight of floods, typhoons, and climate impacts.
With the theme “Naghahanda at Kumikilos Tungo sa Panatag na Bagong Pilipinas,” Legarda stressed that resilience must be reflected in daily life and put policy into action.
A longstanding champion of climate and disaster resilience, Legarda principally authored […]
Senator Loren Legarda challenged graduates of Batangas State University (BatStateU) to reject mediocrity in their professions, invoking three of the province’s own revolutionary heroes as models for the discipline, patience, and clarity of judgment their careers will demand.
“Anumang propesyon kayo mapunta, kapag may taong nagtitiwala sa inyong kaalaman, oras, serbisyo, o pasya, may buhay at kinabukasang maaaring maapektuhan ng inyong trabaho. Kaya huwag kayong masanay sa ‘puwede na.’ Huwag ninyong hayaang maging sapat ang halos tama kung may pagkakataon kayong […]
As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. prepares to deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Loren Legarda said the Filipino people deserve an honest account of where the country stands after years marked by economic uncertainty, rising prices, corruption controversies, climate disasters, threats to national security, and widening anxiety over the future.
Legarda said the SONA on July 27, 2026 must speak directly to families who have endured one crisis after another, often without enough savings, stable income, or […]
For generations of Filipino families living in the country’s most isolated communities, going to school has often meant walking for hours through mountains, crossing rivers without bridges, riding makeshift boats, or studying in classrooms without electricity and source of water. These are daily realities for thousands of learners in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA), where distance continues to restrict educational opportunity, and where a child’s future is determined by where they were born rather than by their potential.
